&male; Ezekiel

What does Ezekiel mean?

Ezekiel[ezekiel]▲ as a boys' name is pronounced ez-EE-kee-el. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Ezekiel is "God strengthens". Biblical name from Yechezqel. Ezekiel was a prophet who was among the captives taken to Babylon at the first fall of Jerusalem; he wrote the Book of Ezekiel while in captivity.

How popular is Ezekiel?

Ezekiel is a somewhat prominent first name for men (#1075 out of 1220, Top 88%) and an even more prominent surname for all people (#28751 out of 150436, Top 19%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Ezekiel reached its apex position of #148 in the U.S. in the year 2015. (2015 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Which version is better?

Prominent alternative forms of Ezekiel (#148 FROM RECENT DATA) rated in the Top 2000 are Ezequiel(#573), Zeke(#704), Haskel, Esequiel and Chico. These forms of Ezekiel were favored as baby names today (USAGE OF 0.2%). Ezekiel, Zeke and Ezequiel are three of the more chic boy names here.